Ornamental article for personal wear.



PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907.

, M. E. MoD ONNELL. 'ORNAMENTAL ARTIGLE FOR PERSONAL WEAR.

, APPLICATION I'ILBD D110. 14. 1906.

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MICHAEL EUGENE MCDONNELL, OF LEOMINSTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE FOR PERSONAL WEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed December 14. 1906- Serial No. 347.885.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL EUGENE MODONNELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Leominster, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOrnamental Articles for Personal Wear, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to ornamental articles for personal wear.

Broadly stated, my invention comprises a preferably of transparentmaterial and attached thereto is a cameo ornament which has previouslybeen pressed into the desired shape and ground to fit the plane orcurved surface towhich it is to be attached and finally cementedsecurely in place.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which FigureL is a front elevation of a comb for personal wear, and Fig. 2 is avertical longitudinal section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1 with the teethof the comb broken away.

Referring to the drawing 1 represents a body of transparent ortranslucent material which comprises a headpiece 3 and teeth 4.Intermediate the body 3 and the teeth 4 is a raised ornament which iscemented or otherwise secured to the body. These elements 3 and 4together with the ornamental balls 6 secured to the head 3 are. all ofthe usual construction now used in combs of this type.

The ornament 5 comprises an elongated semi-cylindrical member which hassufficient curvature to properly and evenly engage the body 3. Securedto the head 3 above the ornament 5 or to any other portion of the body,as may be deemed advisable, by cementing or otherwise are the ornaments7, 8, and 9 shown in this instance in the form of a hollow semi-ovoid oregg shaped body, also of transparent or translucent material. It will bewell understood that I may change the design of these ornaments to anyconfiguration which will be pleasing to the eye, and I preferably domake the outside ornaments 7 and 9 of a somewhat smaller size than theintermediate one 8.

Having thusdescribed the article, I will now describe the method ofproducing the same.

The procedure followed in forming the body, cutting the teeth thereonand placing the ornamental balls 6 upon the head is well known in theart and need not herein be described but the forming and attaching ofthe ornaments 5, 7, 8 and 9 constitutes an important part of myinvention and I will now describe the method of operation. A transparentsheet of shell celluloid, cellulose or pyroxylin or other similarmaterial is taken and blanks of the required size and shape are cut outand heated to a proper temperature to allow of their easy formation.They are then placed into dies and formed up in the shape shown desiredand then ground upon their edges so as to make an even mating surfacewith the body to which they are to be attached. This grinding of course.takes place after the temperature of the article has been reduced tosuch an extent that it will not become deformed by further manipulation.The ornament in its then perfectedstate is cemented to the body by atransparent cement.

and the article is thus completed. It will be seen that by making theattached ornament hollow the transparency of the article is notmaterially affected although somewhat darkened by reason of the doublethickness but this is almost negligible, owing to the fact that a largeamount of light penetrates the ornament at the sides and thereby doesnot appreciably affect th general transparent appearance of the article.

Although I have shown and described a comb for personal wear, I do notwish to be limited in any way by this disclosure asother articles may bethus ornamented.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. An article for personal wear comprising a non-opaque body having aplain, smooth face, teeth integral with said body, and a hollownon-opaque ornament cemented to the face of said body.

2. An article for personal wear comprising a pressed non-o 'aque bodyhaving a smooth, plain face, teet integral with said body ornamentscarried by the head of said body, and hollow non-opaque ornamentscemented to the face of said body.

3. An ornamental comb for personal wear comprising a non-opaque bodyhaving a or in any other shapesmooth, plain face, and a hollownon-opaque similar to that of the body with its edges iinfirnamenthaving its edges cemented to the ished to fit the same and cementedthereto. 10

ody;

In testimony whereof I afl'ix my signature 4. An article for personalwear com rising in presence of two witnesses.

a plain smooth faced body of cellu oid or M. EUGENE MODONNELL. similarmaterial, means carried by said body Witnesses:

adapted to secure the same upon the person, LEVI DowER, and a hollowpressed ornament of material W. H. GOODRIOH.

